What does decumbency mean?
Definitions for decumbency
de·cum·ben·cy
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decumbencynoun
decumbence.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Decumbence, Decumbencynoun
The act of lying down; the posture of lying down.
Etymology: decumbo, Latin.
This must come to pass, if we hold opinion they lie not down, and enjoy no decumbence at all; for station is properly no rest, but one kind of motion. Thomas Browne, Vulgar Errours, b. iii.
Not considering the ancient manner of decumbency, he imputed this gesture of the beloved disciple unto rusticity, or an act of incivility. Thomas Browne, Vulgar Errours, b. v. c. 6.
Webster Dictionary
Decumbencynoun
the act or posture of lying down
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of decumbency in Chaldean Numerology is: 2
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of decumbency in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5
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